OSCE DELEGATION ON DISARMAMENT VISITS SARAJEVO

SARAJEVO, Jan 16 (Hina) - Experts of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for disarmament, who arrived in Sarajevo today to organise the talks about the part of the peace agreement which relates to the strengthening of regional stability, expressed their optimism as regards the results of the current Vienna talks on arms-control and regional stability. #L# Heinz Vetschera, who is heading the three-member OSCE delegation, said that one could expect that the Vienna talks on disarmament and restoration of confidence would be concluded by the end of the next week. The implementation of the agreement should start immediately after the conference was ended. The Dayton peace agreement provided for considerable arms- restrictions for the Bosnian Serbs and the so-called Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the OSCE experts said, adding that all countries in the region had to cooperate in the establishment of stability and mutual trust. The talks in Vienna had come to a stop because the Belgrade government had still not submitted the data on the number and types of heavy weapons. This was something all sides should have done by January 13, the OSCE representatives said, adding they believed the stalemate in the Vienna talks was only temporary. The most difficult task would be the implementation of the agreement, expert Adam Kobieracki said. OSCE did not have executive authority on the basis of which it could penalize the sides for not implementing the agreement, but this should not be cause for concern. 'Don't forget that we have IFOR here which has major authority', Heinz Vetschera said, adding the international implementation force would be ready to act in case OSCE informed them that some of the parties refused to carry out regulations of the agreement on disarmament and restoration of confidence in the region. (hina) rm 162331 MET jan 96